Climate Action

Capital is ready to flood into the region's climate transition, but too few projects are able to cross the line into bankable reality. British International Investment shares where it is stepping in to make a difference.

With regulators across Asia-Pacific phasing in sustainability standards, the region's institutional investors are treating ESG as the cost of good business -- and avoiding stranded assets.

British International Investment is deploying catalytic capital to reshape how climate projects are financed in Southeast Asia, shifting from standalone funding to market-building platforms

Offshore wind is seen as a first-class investment opportunity that should provide over 10% New Zealand's future electricity needs.

By establishing a dedicated Climate Investment Team and launching Dana Iklim, Malaysia’s largest public sector pension fund is making climate risk central to its mandate.

Prudential seeks to balance fiduciary duty with climate goals—ensuring that sustainability strategies reflect regional realities rather than one-size-fits-all standards.

Australian superannuation funds are strengthening Net Zero engagement policies as new research reveals the big four banks have provided A$43.4 billion to major fossil fuel companies since the Paris Agreement.

The MSCI-Swiss Re analysis comes as COP30, the UN's annual climate change conference, gets underway in Brazil.

In the latest edition of AsianInvestor's op-ed series, a veteran venture capitalist writes that producing abundant, reliable and sustainable energy is the defining challenge of our time.

In this latest edition of our insider op-ed series, a development finance leader reveals how British International Investment is bridging Southeast Asia's climate funding gap through innovative financing that turns ambition into action.

Extreme global warming threatens the very foundation of the financial sector. The only solution may be tougher regulation on polluters and faster adoption of clean energy.

Aid experts say the massive shortfall caused by the withdrawal of US funding requires regional governments and investors to step up to the plate.